RESOURCE LIBRARY
If you are in need of immediate support please call 911 or use the crisis resources listed below.
CRISIS RESOURCES
These are 24-hour Crisis Hotlines open to anyone in need of help.
Calgary Distress Centre Line 403-266-4357
Canadian Mental Health Distress Line 1-888-787-2880
YW Calgary (Domestic Violence Crisis Line) 403-266-0707
Kids Help Phone (20 years & Younger) 1-800-668-6868 or TEXT 686868
True North Distress Line (1-877-934-6634)
Suicide Crisis Helpline CALL OR TEXT 988
Mental health Helpline (AHS) 1-877-303-2642
Rural Addiction and Mental Health Services
1-877-652-4700
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Chestermere Community Health Centre
Room 104, 288 Kinniburgh Boulevard Chestermere, Alberta T1X 0M1
1-877-652-4700
Hours of Operation
Monday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Domestic Violence Crisis Lines:
Calgary Domestic Violence Collective (Family & Sexual Violence) 403-234-SAFE(7233) & 403-237-5888
True North (Formally Wheatland Crisis Society 24/7) 403-934-6634
Calgary Out link (LQBTQ+) 403-234-8973
Trans Life Line (All ages) 1-877-330-6366
Distress Centre Calgary (to support LGBT/sexual minority and questioning youth) 1-877-688-4765 (1-877- OUT IS OK)
Calgary Distress Line TEEN 403-264-TEEN (8336)
Kids Help Phone Line (20 years & under) 1-800-668-6868
Kerby Centre 403-705-3250
Offers immediate mental health counselling and crisis intervention to all Indigenous peoples. Access by phone or online.
1-855-242-3310
LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES
403-207-7079
https://www.chestermerecrca.com/
Chestermere Recreation boasts two ice rinks, a gymnasium, and a curling rink. Chestermere Recreation offers drop-in programs for pickleball and offers recreational skating, figure skating, hockey, and curling to the Chestermere community.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
403-215-4490
MENTAL HEALTH & SUICIDE RESOURCES
Here is a series of statements they provide to say to yourself to check in and feel where you might be with your mental health:
https://mentalhealthweek.ca/check-in-on-your-mental-health/
CONTACT:
780-782-6576
416-351-7757
National Alliance on Mental Illness
BULLYING AWARENESS AND SUPPORT RESOURCES
If you’re a victim of bullying or abuse, call trained staff at any time of day, or chat online from noon to 8 pm. Online chats and calls to the helpline are anonymous.
Call the Bullying Helpline
1-888-456-2323 (24 hours, 7 days/week)
The helpline offers help in more than 170 languages.
1-877-352-4497
613-533-2632
LGBTQ+ SUPPORT RESOURCES
SUGGESTED READING
Althouse, R., & Johnson, M., & Mitchell, S., (2003). The colours of learning: Integrating the visual arts into early childhood curriculum. New York: Teacher’s College Press.
Belden, A. & Fessard, O. (October 2001). Children and the Arts. Georgia Family.
Born, Paul. (2008). Community Conversations. BPS Books. Toronto.
Born, Paul. (2014). Foreward by Peter Block. Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc. San Francisco.
Deasy, R., & Stevenson, L., (May, 2002). The Arts: Critical links to student success. The Arts Education Partnership, Council of Chief of State School Officers. Washington, DC.
Kilmer, S.J., & Hoffman, H. (1995). Transforming Science Curriculum. In S. Bredekamp &
Rosegrant, T. (Eds.). Reaching Potentials: Transforming early childhood curriculum and assessment, Vol. 2. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Ratey, John, J. MD., & Hagerman, Eric. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. Hachette Book Group USA. New York.